Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT.A) Competitors

Revolve Group (NYSE:RVLV) and Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT.A) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RVLV or HVT.A?

67.6% of Revolve Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.8% of Revolve Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to RVLV or HVT.A?

In the previous week, Revolve Group had 1 more articles in the media than Haverty Furniture Companies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Revolve Group and 2 mentions for Haverty Furniture Companies. Revolve Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Haverty Furniture Companies' score of 0.80 indicating that Revolve Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Revolve Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Haverty Furniture Companies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RVLV or HVT.A?

Revolve Group has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RVLV or HVT.A?

Revolve Group currently has a consensus price target of $27.40, indicating a potential upside of 29.31%. Given Revolve Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Revolve Group is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Revolve Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Haverty Furniture Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RVLV or HVT.A?

Revolve Group has higher revenue and earnings than Haverty Furniture Companies. Haverty Furniture Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Revolve Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Revolve Group	$1.13B	1.34	$49.56M	$0.62	34.18
Haverty Furniture Companies	$722.86M	0.51	$18.58M	$1.15	19.81

Is RVLV or HVT.A more profitable?

Revolve Group has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Haverty Furniture Companies' net margin of 0.00%. Revolve Group's return on equity of 10.17% beat Haverty Furniture Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Revolve Group	3.83%	10.17%	6.53%
Haverty Furniture Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Revolve Group beats Haverty Furniture Companies on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.